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Proverbs 14:28

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28qIn the multitude of people is the king’s honour:

But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

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Footnotes

  1. qComp. 1 Kin. 4:20.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,

but without people a prince is ruined.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A large population is a king’s glory,

but without subjects a prince is ruined.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A large population is a king’s splendor,

but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.

NLTNew Living Translation

A growing population is a king’s glory;

a prince without subjects has nothing.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the multitude of people is the glory of the king,

but without a population, a prince is ruined.